Tuesday, March 10, 2015

15 Robot Features - Alphabetical

Advanced Alien Alloy: An extremely rare material was used to fabricate the outer layers of the robot. +2 to Constitution, +2 Bonus to AC, ½ damage from cold or heat.

Level 2: Firmware upgrade takes advantage of the alloy’s unique properties to extrude spikes when a current is applied. All melee attacks add +4d6 spike damage to their normal damage.

Level 3: An expensive radiation curing process allows the metal to become flexible, adding +2 to Dexterity (double normal GP cost to level up this feature to this level).

Blades: +2 to Strength. Pop-out blades can be hidden in the durndest places (to be determined by the player). Roll 1d6:

1: two melee attacks for 2d8 damage

2-4: two melee attacks for 2d10 damage

5: two melee attacks for 2d12 damage

6: four melee attacks for 2d6 damage

Level 2: The blades are energized, doing double damage.

Level 3: Blades can be launched as a ranged attack with a range of 50’.

Catbot: +1 to Strength and Dexterity. Inspired by the old Terran wild cats, this sleek body modification doubles movement rate and enables pounces of up to 100’. Three melee attacks (claw/claw/bite) for 2d4/2d4/2d10 damage. When pouncing, a single melee attack is allowed for 6d10 damage.

Level 2: An add-on vocal modulator recreates the famous lion’s roar in the form of a sonic attack. 50’ cone range, Willpower attack – 3d6 damage and temporary deafness for 1d4 rounds. If this attack does more than 12 damage it knocks the target to the ground.

Chains: The robots torso is wrapped in motorized chains that can be used to assist in locomotion, in defense or as a choking attack. Movement rate is increased by 50%, +2 bonus to AC, and a Dexterity attack with range of 15’ can be made to to do 3d6 constricting damage and hold the target motionless. Held targets automatically take 3d6 damage each round and up to three targets can be held at once. A held target can attempt a Strength attack to break free instead of performing any other actions on its turn.

Multi-Purpose Bot: +1 to Strength, Dexterity and Intelligence. Featuring multiple arms and tentacles, fine manipulators and heavy graspers, wheels and legs, this model can be programmed out of the factory for hundreds of different jobs. The Multi-Purpose Bot should receive a bonus determined by the GM when attempting tasks that can normally only be performed by a trained professional (open heart surgery, for example).

Multi-Section Design: The body of the robot can come apart into several independent sections. The hands and head are detachable and can fly using embedded micro-repulsor beams. Each has audio and video inputs and can be remotely controlled to a range of 1000’. A detached hand can manipulate objects weighing up to 15 pounds. The head has two tentacles that dangle from it which are used to connect the head to the body, and which also serve as manipulators when the head is detached. These tentacles can lift up to 30 pounds. The main positronic brain of the robot is located in the torso. It is capable of processing input from both hands and the head while simultaneously directing the movement of the main body.

Level 2: This feature grants the ability to make attacks with both hands simultaneously at no penalty.

Peacemakers: +1 to Dexterity. Wrist mounted energy blasters, Peacemakers are widely used throughout the galaxy because of their reputation for reliability in extreme conditions. Two ranged attacks for 5d6 damage each. The Peacemaker Energy Cell is the industry standard and has a lifetime guarantee (each cell good for 100 years of continuous firing).

Level 2: Software Hack: Overriding the factory safety settings ramps up the damage to 10d6 each. On any attack roll of a natural 1, the Peacemaker overheats causing 10d6 damage to its wielder.

Level 3: Peacemaker Bomb Hack: As a last resort the Peacemaker Energy Cell can be tampered with in a specific way to create a time bomb with up to a 24 hour delay. The energy cell explodes in a small nuclear reaction, completely destroying organic life forms within 1d6 x 100’ of the blast and doing significant structural damage as well. The explosion will blind anyone looking directly at it without eye protection.

Reflective Armor: +1 to Dexterity. This military upgrade is an integrated automated reflector system that sends incoming fire back to its source. It only works on energy and explosive weapons (projectile weapons receive +2 to each damage die) but it allows the robot to make a simultaneous ranged attack against the first opponent to attack it during each round. If this simultaneous attack hits, it reflects the opponent’s attack and does ½ the regular damage of the reflected attack to the opponent.

Rocket Eyes: The eyes of the robot can detach and fly up to 100 MPH propelled by miniature rockets. They can be controlled independently and transmit visual data back to the robot with a communication range of 2 miles and 2 hours energy charge.

Level 2: +2 to Dexterity. This hardware upgrade and firmware update outfits each eye with a laser attack. Each eye can make a ranged attack independently of the other each round. The laser has a range of 100’ and does 5d6 damage.

Level 3: Cloaking devices for the eyes enable them to turn invisible at will.

Space Flight: This robot is capable of flight with a maximum speed in a planet’s atmosphere of 800 MPH and capable of continuous acceleration to much greater speeds in outer space. For small scale purposes the robot’s movement rate is 240’ with poor maneuverability.

Level 2: +1 Intelligence, +1 Dexterity. This hardware and software update allows for much better close-quarters maneuvering. The robot can hover in place and perform difficult aerial stunts. A melee attack made while flying does double damage with rocket power behind it. In addition, better navigational computation allows for inter-stellar travel in half the time it took before.

Spiderbot: Most robot making civilizations evolved variations of the spiderbot independently across the universe. Many legged metal monsters are a familiar sight no matter where the inter-stellar traveller goes. Grants the ability to climb at full speed up walls and across ceilings. Extra limbs are also extremely useful in holding off attackers; this feature grants a +2 bonus to AC and +1 to Dexterity.

3. False Death – the target appears dead to most medical exams but can be revived by the spiderbot for up to 2d4 days after the poisoning, at which time the target truly dies.

4. Truth and Suggestibility Serum: The target must tell the truth, and anyone can make a Willpower attack against the target to make them carry out a verbal suggestion. This can include suggested actions that directly harm the target.

Translator Module: +2 to Intelligence. This combines a constantly updated database of the known languages of the universe with a predictive algorithm to allow for even previously unencountered languages to be translated. The robot can understand and speak any language. Codes and secret messages can be translated if an intelligence attack against the intelligence of the creator of the message is successful.

Unique Energy Core: A strange energy source powers this robot. It could be of alien or magical origin, it could be from the future... +2 to Constitution and +25% Movement Rate. Unarmed melee attacks do 2d8 damage.

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